

Sometimes in Mortal Kombat II, when Shao Kahn is defeated, messages would appear at the bottom of the screen. At least when Mortal Kombat II had the false rumor character Red Robin (also a red ninja), it had a leg up by being named after something that ties into the outfit. Then again, what the hell is an Ermac? Like, Sub-Zero, Scorpion, and Reptile are all named after actual things that coincide with their colors or powers. A doctored photo was sent in, showing Ermac as a red ninja, doing a victory pose. After winning a match with two perfect rounds using only punches in the Warrior’s Shrine stage, he was challenged by Ermac, who utterly annihilated him. With Reptile on the mind, people speculated that Ermac was yet another secret character.Įlectronics Gaming Monthly featured a letter from a fan claiming that he and his friend saw Ermac. At the bottom of the list was “ERMACS,” which was short for “error macros,” instances when the game completely glitched up. In the first Mortal Kombat, the arcade machine had a diagnostics screen that kept track of stuff like how many times Reptile was found, how many times Shang Tsung had been defeated, and so on. Hey, there’s a reason he’s #6 on the Den of Geek list that ranks the entire Mortal Kombat cast!Įrmac began as a legend and an understandable one at that. Originally a false rumor that gained enough steam, Ermac became a lazy inclusion into the Mortal Kombat franchise before transforming into one of the series’ most dynamic characters. Up next on the list of Mortal Kombat Xhistory lessons is Ermac, the crimson master of souls.
